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1. (v.t.) assign
to give or allocate:
to assign rooms at a hotel.
2. assign
to give out or announce as a task:
to assign homework.
3. assign
to appoint, as to a post or duty.
4. assign
to designate; name; specify:
to assign a day for a meeting.
5. assign
to bring forward; ascribe; attribute:
to assign a cause.
6. assign
Law. to transfer (property, esp. in trust).
7. (v.i.) assign
Law. to transfer property, esp. in trust or for the benefit of creditors.
8. (n.) assign
Often, assigns.Law. a person to whom another's property is transferred; assignee.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF assigner < L assignāre. See as -, sign)
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| Definition of 'assign' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) delegate, designate, depute, assign
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
2. (verb) assign, allot, portion
give out
"We were assigned new uniforms"
3. (verb) impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
attribute or credit to
"We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
4. (verb) assign, specify, set apart
select something or someone for a specific purpose
"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
5. (verb) put, assign
attribute or give
"She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
6. (verb) arrogate, assign
make undue claims to having
7. (verb) assign
transfer one's right to
8. (verb) assign, attribute
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
"The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
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1. (verb) assign
to give a job or a duty
She has been assigned to the role of group leader.
2. assign
to set aside for a particular purpose
to assign $10,000 to the project
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| Definition of 'assign' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) assign
a person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns
2. assign
a thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance
3. (verb) assign
to appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over
4. (verb) assign
to fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial
5. (verb) assign
to transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors
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| Definition of 'assign' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. assign
1. To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent, and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel. 2. To detail individuals to specific duties or functions where such duties or functions are primary and/or relatively permanent. See also attach.
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Sense: to give to someone as his share or duty
They assigned the task to us.
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 Afrikaans: toewys |
 Arabic: يُخَصِّص، يُعَيِّن |
 Bulgarian: разпределям |
 Brazilian: distribuir |
 Czech: uložit, přiřadit |
 German: übertragen |
 Danish: tildele; pålægge; anvise |
 Greek: αναθέτω |
 Spanish: asignar, atribuir |
 Estonian: määrama, ülesandeks tegem |
 Farsi: مقرر داشتن؛ محول کردن |
 Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi |
 French: assigner (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַקצוֹת |
 Hindi: निश्चित करना |
 Croatian: dodijeliti |
 Hungarian: kijelöl |
 Indonesian: menyerahkan |
 Icelandic: úthluta |
 Italian: assegnare |
 Japanese: 割当てる |
 Korean: 할당하다 |
 Lithuanian: pavesti |
 Latvian: uzdot |
 Malay: memberi tugas |
 Dutch: toewijzen |
 Norwegian: tildele, sette av, gi |
 Polish: przydzielać |
 Persian: مقرر داشتن؛ محول کردن |
 Pashto: مقررول |
 Portuguese: distribuir |
 Romanian: aîncredinţa |
 Russian: поручать |
 Slovak: prideliť |
 Slovenian: dodeliti |
 Serbian: dati zadatak |
 Swedish: tilldela, anvisa |
 Thai: มอบหมาย |
 Turkish: ayırmak, tahsis etmek |
 Taiwanese: 分配 |
 Ukrainian: призначати |
 Urdu: تفویض کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phân công |
 Chinese: 分配 |
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